One lost Booger and the Mysterious sign

[mrob]

My Alexandrine parrot Booger escaped about 4 months ago. I was distraught, as you would imagine, and got as proactive as possible trying to find him. I made flyers and posted them all round the neighbourghood, wrote to the newspaper who published his photo and my phone number on the back page (I was amazed, biggest newspaper in the country!!), and made a great big sign "LOST PARROT REWARD PH#" which I stuck up on a main road next to the park just down from my house.

So I got a million phonecalls which was great. People were SO helpful! I even got a call from a Journalism student at the university who had seen my sign and did her project on my missing bird! Unfortunately, all the calls came to nothing and I began to slowly accept that my lovely Booger was gone and I started to get on with my life.

I left the sign up by the park, and continued to get sporadic phonecalls of possible sighting (mostly of wild eastern rosellas I think), but eventually after a few months the council took down my sign. That was about a month ago.

Imagine my suprise when, driving home yesterday next to the park where my sign used to be, was a NEW sign, not put up by me, in the exact same place, reading:

"DID YOU FIND THE PARROT?????"

It really made me smile!! Someone had gone to all that trouble and obviously wondering what had happened =) I checked out the sign, no ph number or anything, but it really made my day!!

I think im going to go down there and attach a stuffed parrot holding a big 'NO' sign ....

 

[melinda]

Some times in such a sad time you can always find a smile. Its nice to know that other people still care about someone they have never met. That gives me faith that good people are still around(hidding in the shadows) lol.Never give up one your baby i have saw birds returned two years later because they saw a ad up in a farm supply store. I am glad you posted this it made me smile as well

 

[mrob]

Heres a phot of the sign

 

[Rio Mom]

How sweet! There's still really thoughtful people in this world!

 

[kerry]

Yes, sometimes a small gesture can mean so much!!
That is a great sign that they made!!

 

[Remy]

Awww, that's sweet! I hope you do find your baby.

 

[suebee]

awww i do hope you find your little booger lol, its amazing how a random act of kindness can touch us all X

and yes put up another sign saying sadly no....

 

[brianlinkles]

Yes, put up another sign saying no. You never know!

 

[Customcasket]

I hope you find your little Booger. I lost one of my budgies. She flew right out the door and was gone before anybody could react. I know she's gone for good and it makes me sad so I feel your pain. All I can hope is that somebody kind somehow found her and took her in.

I hope you get lucky and find your birdie buddy.

 

[Marnie]

aww thats neat that someone didn't forget you.
sorry you lost your bird, mine has been missing for 22 days now and i just don't know when to give up hope and move on.
i hate being "birdless" it just too quiet.........